Wire-stretcher



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' G. -T. CHRISTMAS.

WIRE STRETGHER.

110,252,185; PatentedJan'.10,1882Q:

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- ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES T. CHRISTMAS, OF LAKE BEULAH, MISSISSIPPI.

WIRE-STRETCH ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,185, dated January 10, 1882. Application filed May 23, 1881. (No model.) i

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES T. CHRISTMAS,

of Lake Beulah, county of Bolivar, and State of Mississippi, have invented certain useful Improvements in l/Vire-Stretchers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is the production of an emcient and cheaply-constructed device by which the wires used for fences may be forcibly stretched in making the fence and held in place while being spiked to the posts, and

by which the wire may be cut when desired.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention, showing the jaws in position for grasping the wire. Fig. 2 is a plan view, showing the parts in position for cutting the wire. Fig. 3 is a face view of the pivoted lever, and Fig. 4 is a like view of the main lever, the two levers being detached.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

The main lever A is formed with the curved and forked end a and with the serrated face a.

\ hold the wire without the necessity of strain upon the hands of the person using the device, I provide the metal clasp 0, formed of double loops, to surround the lovers and to be easily movable thereon, so that when the clasp is moved near the pivot the jaws will be forced open, as shown in Fig. 1; but when the levers are brought together and the clasp moved near to the end of the short lever the clasp will hold the jaws together and firmly hold the Wire.

In use, after the wire has been clasped between the jaws of the device, as just stated, the forks a are to be placed against the post and the wire stretched by applying power to the main lever, and it maybe held in place while the wire is spiked to the posts. In order to cut the wire, the clasp 0 must be removed, as indicated in Fig. 2..

The main lever may be of such length that several panels of wire may be drawn taut and secured at a time.

Instead of forming the lever A with the forked and curved end a, it is obvious that other construction for engagement of the lever with the post might be devised and not depart from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A wire-stretcher consisting of the lever A, with the laterally curved and forked end a, the cutting-edge e, and the serrated face a, and the lever B, hinged to the upper face of 'lever A and formed with the serrated head 12 and cutting-edge b, as shown and described.

CHAS. T. CHRISTMAS.

Witnesses: JNo. W. HARRIS,

J. J. Rose 

